Another talk in the Hamilton Public Library’s series entitled “How History Happened…” will take place at Ancaster’s Old Town and discuss the Wynnstay Estate.

Starts:April 28, 2009 – 7:00 PM
Location: Ancaster Branch, 300 Wilson Street East, Ancaster, L9G 2B9
Cost: Free

The event description: Join us for a glimpse behind the gates of the magnificent Wynnstay Estate, a historically significant property designed for Ancaster’s Dalley family by the prominent landscape architecture firm Dunington-Grubb.

The estate, along with the buildings that were designed by architect John M. Lyle, is currently the home to the Mount Mary Retreat Centre. The guest lecturer is an architectural historian,
Sharon Vattay, PhD, Associate of Goldsmith Borgal & Company Limited, Architects (Toronto).